A Night of Good Entertainment and Disappointments

Nora was teary when she expressed her thanks to Kuya Germs and to the audience for their support. She also apologised that she would not be able to sing [...]

Liberals select Filipinos in western Sydney

The Federal opposition has recently selected two Filipinos as its standard bearers two electoral seats with known large number of Filipino residents. Venus Priest and Jaymes Diaz, both of Filipino origin [...]

INC marks 96th year in seven centres in Australia

Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea together with friends and supporters will gather in religious assemblies this coming 27 July in commemoration of the Church founding anniversary in the Philippines. The assemblies will be conducted in seven major centres in Australia and three in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea [...]

Pacquiao visit off

The planned visit of Philippine Congressman and world welterweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao next month has been scuttled. This was announced by spokesperson Minerva Santos of the Philippine-Australian Community Foundation [...]

Pacman, oops, Congressman Pacquiao planning an unofficial Sydney visit

The world’s most recognisable Filipino today, the PacMan, -now Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao, is coming to Sydney for an unofficial visit [...]

AMIGOS capture third NSW basketball cup

With their recent third win, AMIGOS join Cebu Uno and Kogarah Magic to be named as Filoz team of the decade. In the eighties, Cebu Uno lorded over the rest of the field at Bankstown stadium with mainstays Aaron Capala, Dodi Ramas and John Malabour. In the nineties, it was Kogarah Magic’s turn to shine led by prized cager Gary Dormido [...]

Ignoring the answer to our prayers

Ignoring someone is arguably the worst kind of criticism. For three decades since my arrival in Sydney, the Filipino community had clamoured, nay, prayed, for someone with the courage and the credentials to represent Filipino-Australians in the political arena. About two years ago, our prayers were answered: Jess Diaz, a member of the NSW Bar, [...]

JayHawks win second Parramatta basketball championship

The JayHawks squad led by playing coach Jo Paolo Policarpio added another feather to their cap by capturing their second championship in the Premiers Division of the Parramatta Basketball Association… beating the fancied ABA-led Cardinals, 61-56 [...]

Streets Alive in Blacktown

Over 100,000 people are expected to make their way into Blacktown City’s CBD for one of the highlights of this year’s Blacktown City Festival; Streets Alive! 8.30am – 4.00pm, Saturday, May 29, 2010. The popular Streets Alive Parade and Festival Day gives the local community the opportunity to take advantage of over 350 street stalls, six performance stages, free amusement rides, exciting displays and heaps of attractions. [...]

NSW voters prefer Aquino-Roxas team

SYDNEY – Filipino overseas absentee voters in New South Wales and French New Caledonia gave the team of Senators Benigno Aquino III and Mar Roxas a landslide victory based on the canvass of votes released by the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney. Benigno Aquino III gathered 372 votes against Gilberto Teodoro’s 87 votes who came in second in the poll [...]

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